PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA

PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA



Media psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the relationships between human behaviour and the media. This branch is a relatively new field of study because of the advancement in technology.

SIGMUND FREUD

Sigmund freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis.Though his ideas were controversial, Sigmund Freud was one of the most influential scientists in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. It has been over 100 years since Freud published his fascinating and amazing theories, yet he still influences what we think about personality and the mind.  

Here is a video media psychology and if it can influence us further in life and our decisions...

From the early stages of man to the present, human beings have invented ways of communicating and connect with other people: 

Media technologies are everywhere

1. People of all ages use media technologies a lot
2. Young people use them the most
3. Older people worry about younger people
4. Technology is not going away and never ever will
5. We all worry if this is good or bad or somewhere in-between for our mental and even physical health
6. Psychology is the study of people of all ages, all around the world

We need media psychology because media technologies are multiplying at a very fast speed with new gadgets on the worlds market every single day. These technologies are introducing capabilities that are changing the way we humans work, play, behave and communicate. 

I read on a website that media psychologist can add value in five different ways. Here are the five different ways word to word.

1. Helping people adjust to the rapid pace of technological progress
2. Holding authors and journalists accountable to professional standards when new research reports make headlines by actually reading the ports
3. Explain the difference between correlation and causality
4. Remind everyone that the experience of media technologies varies by person, culture, context, and what you are trying to achieve
5. Helping people understand that the sky is not falling

This is five ways social media influences your brain: